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JOHN  B.  SULLIVAN,  FOUNDER  AND  FIRST  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  COMPANY 

1845-1911 


EXTRA  FINE  GRAINED 
BLUE'WHITE 
WESTERLY  GRANITE 


Trade  Mark  Registered 


Sullivan  Granite  Company 

Westerly,  Rhode  Island 
U.  S.  A. 


Copyright,  1922,  by  Sullivan  Granite  Company 


[4] 


ELKINS  MAUSOLEUM,  WEST  LAUREL  HILL  CEMETERY,  PHILADELPHIA,  PENNSYLVANIA 


Foreword 


EXTRA  Fine  Grained  Blue-White  Westerly  Granite  has 
established  an  international  reputation  for  excellence 
among  granites  suitable  for  memorials.  The  purpose  of 
this  booklet  is  to  make  even  better  known  those  qualb 
ties  which  have  earned  this  reputation  for  Extra  Fine 
Grained  Blue- White  Westerly  Granite,  to  explain  why  it 
is  to  every  memorial  architect’s  advantage  to  specify  it  and 
to  every  memorial  craftsman’s  advantage  to  use  it,  and  to 
acquaint  those  customers  who  cannot  conveniently  visit 
us  with  the  story  of  its  production. 

We  know  that  it  will  be  a  distinct  benefit  to  each  of 
our  customers  to  be  able  to  speak  with  authority  on  the 
unequaled  quality  of  our  stock  and  our  ability  to  fill  all 
orders  with  the  utmost  satisfaction  and  dispatch. 

SULLIVAN  GRANITE  COMPANY 


FRANK  A.  SULLIVAN,  President  and  Treasurer 
JOHN  B.  SULLIVAN,  JR.,  Vice-President  and  Secretary 


[5] 


PIERSON  MEMORIAL,  ROSEDALE  CEMETERY, 
MONTCLAIR,  NEW  JERSEY 


[  6] 


MANNING  MEMORIAL,  ST.  AGNES  CEMETERY,  ALBANY,  NEW  YORK 

( 13  feet  long  by  3  feet  10  inches  wide  by  4  feet  6  inches  high ) 


Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue-White  Westerly 

Granite  Memorials 

NO  photograph  can  do  justice  to  the  beauty  of  a  memorial 
wrought  from  Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue-White  Westerly 
Granite.  Thousands  of  handsome  memorials  of  this  granite  adorn 
cemeteries,  parks  and  public  places  throughout  the  world.  We 
have  given  in  this  booklet  a  few  illustrations  which  exemplify  in 
small  measure  the  varying  designs  and  exquisite  work  in  carving 
and  sculpture  for  which  it  is  eminently  adapted.  Every  memorial 
illustrated  is  made  of  Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue -White 
Westerly  Granite  from  the  quarries  of  the  Sullivan  Granite 
Company.  Persons  of  refined  taste  select  this  choice  material  to 
grace  the  last  resting  place  of  their  beloved  dead  and  convey 
to  future  generations  their  sense  of  what  was  beautiful  and  fitting. 


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THEODORE  ROOSEVELT  MEMORIAL  AT  OYSTER  BAY 

Design  copyrighted.  Must  not  he  duplicated 
(From  copyright  photograph  by  Underwood  &  Under'wood) 


[8] 


Extra  Fine  Qrained  Blue-White  Westerly  Qranite  has  Raised  the 
Standard  of  Memorial  Art 

So  many  incomparable  memorials  of  Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue- 
White  Westerly  Granite  bearing  names  which  represent  the 
highest  culture  of  our  times  have  been  erected  that  it  can  truth¬ 
fully  be  said  that  this  granite  has  been  largely  instrumental  in 
raising  the  standard  of  modern  memorial  art.  Many  handsome 
and  costly  memorials  of  Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue- White  Westerly 
Granite,  as  well  as  exquisite  examples  of  more  modest  character, 
are  in  all  cemeteries  where  high  class  work  is  found. 


The  Use  of  Extra  Fine  Qrained  Blue-White  Westerly 
Qranite  World  Wide 

Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue- White  Westerly  Granite  is  the  granite 
of  beauty  and  excellence  called  for  by  all  countries  for  memorials 
of  artistic  worth  and  distinction.  Many  of  the  cemeteries  of 
Europe  contain  memorials  of  this  granite.  The  Hawaiian  Islands 
and  far-away  South  Africa  are  familiar  with  the  memorial  of  this 
matchless  material.  Almost  unadvertised,  on  its  merits  alone,  a 
world-wide  demand  has  been  created  for  Extra  Fine  Grained 
Blue- White  Westerly  Granite. 


[9] 


ENSLEY  MEMORIAL,  BRADFORD,  ENGLAND 

( Base  9  feet  6  inches  by  6  feet  6  inches.  Cross  6  feet  by  i  foot  6  inches  by  2 1  feet.  Total  height  25  feet. 
The  largest  and  most  imposing  memorial  ever  exported  from  the  United  States) 


[  10] 


MEAD  MEMORIAL,  SWAN  POINT  CEMETERY, 
PROVIDENCE,  RHODE  ISLAND 


The  Question  of  Stock 

Stock  in  Relation  to  Business  Success 

TN  the  upbuilding  and  conducting  of  a  memorial  business  that 
^  is  to  be  lasting  rather  than  temporary,  good  stock  claims  first 
attention.  It  is  an  absolutely  essential  basic  element.  The 
dealer’s  business  security  and  the  safety  of  his  investment  depend 
in  the  long  run  more  upon  this  one  factor  than  upon  any 
other  fundamental  principle  of  his  business.  Every  other  expense 
connected  with  the  construction  and  erection  of  a  memorial  is 
practically  the  same,  regardless  of  the  material  used. 

The  Policy  of  the  Successful  Dealer 

It  will  invariably  be  found  that  dealers  who  have  achieved  a 
notable  success  employ  good  stock.  They  know  in  what  measure 


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HORNER  MEMORIAL,  HOMEWOOD  CEMETERY,  PITTSBURGH,  PENNSYLVANIA 

(  Base  io  feet  by  6  feet  2  inches.  Total  height  4  feet  6  inches) 


KRAUTHOFF  MEMORIAL,  WOODLAWN  CEMETERY,  NEW  YORK 

(Base  12  feet  by  6  feet  3  inches.  Total  height  4  feet  6  inches) 


[12] 


their  business  progress  is  due  to  the  sterling  quality  of  the  stone 
they  use  and  do  not  waste  fine  workmanship  and  beauty  of  design 
on  material  giving  results  below  their  standard. 

Extra  Fine  Qrained  Blue-White  Westerly  Qranite  a  Perpetual  Asset 

The  selection  of  Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue-White  Westerly 
Granite  is  absolute  assurance  of  satisfaction.  Every  memorial  of 
this  granite  which  the  dealer  erects  becomes  a  perpetual  asset 
backing  his  business  reputation  and  prosperity. 

Our  Customers  Make  ISIo  Experiment 

The  use  of  Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue- White  Westerly  Granite 
is  not  an  experiment  with  an  untried  product.  It  has  stood  the 
test  of  years  and  is  backed  by  a  long  service  record  of  continued 
and  increasing  favor  and  popularity. 


SCHUSTER  MEMORIAL,  EVERGREEN  CEMETERY, 
EAST  DOUGLAS,  MASSACHUSETTS 


DASHIELL  MEMORIAL,  WOODLAWN  CEMETERY,  NEW  YORK 

(Base  14  feet  by  4  feet  1 1  inches.  Total  height  9  feet  2  inches ) 


KENNEDY  MEMORIAL,  OAKWOOD  CEMETERY,  TROY,  NEW  YORK 


[14] 


MAYNARD  MEMORIAL,  FOREST  HILL  CEMETERY, 
UTICA,  NEW  YORK 


Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue-White 
Westerly  Granite 

The  Demand  for  Extra  Fine  Qrained  Blue-White  Westerly  Qranite 

THE  output  of  Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue- White  Westerly 
Granite  has  steadily  increased  since  the  first  railroad  train 
passed  through  Westerly  in  1837.  It  was  quickly  recognized  as  a 
granite  exceedingly  well  fitted  for  the  construction  of  beautiful 
and  enduring  memorials ;  hence  its  shipment  all  over  the  United 
States  and  Canada  and  to  every  part  of  the  world  for  such 
purpose. 

The  Term  Blue-White 

Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue-White  Westerly  Granite  when 
polished  is  a  pleasing  blue  color,  and  when  hammered  is  very 
white.  In  sections  where  polished  work  is  in  greatest  demand, 


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BLACKSTONE  MEMORIAL,  YANTIC  CEMETERY,  NORWICH,  CONNECTICUT 

{The  Blackstone  Memorial  is  all  polished,  including  moldings  and  carving ) 


this  granite  was  formerly  termed  Blue  Westerly,  and  where  ham¬ 
mered  work  is  most  called  for,  it  was  generally  known  as  White 
Westerly — from  this  resulted  the  name  Blue-White  Westerly. 

Used  Only  for  Memorial  Purposes 

Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue- White  Westerly  is  of  equal  quality  at 
whatever  depth  found.  The  entire  product  is  used  exclusively 
for  memorial  purposes. 

Full  Value  at  Its  List  Price 

Much  expense  is  involved  in  the  production  of  Extra  Fine 
Grained  Blue- White  Westerly  Granite  owing  to  the  great  amount 
of  overburden  and  other  difficulties  experienced  in  its  quarrying. 
Consequently  this  granite  must  be  sold  at  a  price  in  accordance 
with  its  cost  of  production.  Its  superiority  over  other  granites, 
however,  gives  full  value  at  the  list  price.  Its  use  is  a  profit- 
bearing  investment. 

Many  Dealers  Using  Extra  Fine  Qrained  Blue-White  Westerly 
Exclusively 

Dealers  everywhere  should  appreciate  the  advantage  of  being 
able  to  procure  promptly  and  in  any  quantity  this  carefully  se¬ 
lected  and  thoroughly  reliable  granite.  Many  dealers  are  using 
Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue-White  Westerly  Granite  exclusively. 

Memorial  Qranite 

A  granite  must  have  certain  distinguishing  qualities  to  be 
considered  a  memorial  granite.  Many  memorial  granites  have 
several  of  these  qualities,  but  Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue-White 
Westerly  is  the  one  known  granite  which  combines  all  the  essen¬ 
tial  and  desirable  qualities  of  a  memorial  granite.  It  is  a  stone  of 
extreme  beauty  and  durability,  absolutely  free  from  flaws. 


[  17] 


BELFIELD  MEMORIAL,  SWAN  POINT  CEMETERY, 
PROVIDENCE,  RHODE  ISLAND 


[  18] 


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Among  the  Hardest,  Densest ,  and  Heaviest  Qranites  Known 

Too  frequently  wearing  qualities  are  overlooked  in  the  selec¬ 
tion  of  memorials,  and  our  cemeteries  in  consequence  show  many 
fallen,  crumbled,  and  discolored  stones.  Extra  Fine  Grained 
Blue-White  Westerly  is  among  the  hardest,  densest,  and  heaviest 
granites  known,  and  is  totally  free  from  all  the  mineral  substances 
which  cause  deterioration  and  disintegration.  It  has  proved  a 
positively  dependable  material  in  this  respect.  It  takes  a  high, 
mirror-like  polish,  permanent  and  unfading. 

Lettering  and  Carving 

The  light,  soft  color  and  even  grain  of  Extra  Fine  Grained 
Blue- White  Westerly  give  splendid  results  in  carving  and  sculp¬ 
ture.  The  grain  is  so  fine  that  the  effect  is  one  of  even  texture. 
Ornamentation  on  this  beautiful  granite  stands  out  with  remark¬ 
able  clearness.  Another  most  important  point  is  perfect  legibility 
of  lettering.  Even  V-sunk  letters,  whether  cut  in  the  polished  or 
hammered  surface,  show  up  with  complete  distinctness,  not  only 
when  first  chiseled  but  forever  after.  On  account  of  the  nature 
of  the  granite,  which  allows  clear,  sharp  edges  to  be  cut,  raised 
letters  of  whatever  style  surpass  both  in  appearance  and  legi¬ 
bility  the  same  lettering  on  any  other  granite.  These  attributes 
with  the  natural  beauty  of  the  stone  make  the  selection  of  Extra 
Fine  Grained  Blue- White  Westerly  Granite  the  most  desirable 
for  a  thoroughly  satisfying  memorial  —  the  memorial  which  when 
placed  in  the  cemetery  compels  approving  attention  and  brings 
other  orders  to  the  dealer  whose  wisdom  and  foresight  advised 
its  selection. 


An  Unchanging  Testimonial  to  Qood  Taste  and  Judgment 

The  use  of  Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue- White  Westerly  Granite 
is  indisputably  to  the  advantage  of  both  dealer  and  customer. 
Memorials  of  this  granite  remain  an  unchanging  testimonial  to 
the  good  taste  and  judgment  of  those  who  selected  them. 


[  19] 


STACK  MEMORIAL,  WOODLAWN  CEMETERY,  NEW  YORK 


FULLER  MEMORIAL,  SWAN  POINT  CEMETERY,  PROVIDENCE,  RHODE  ISLAND 


[20] 


VIETOR  MEMORIAL,  WOODLAWN  CEMETERY,  NEW  YORK 


Service 

Our  Increasing  List  of  Customers 

IT  has  taken  some  years  and  the  expenditure  of  many  thousands 
of  dollars  to  bring  our  quarries  to  their  present  state  of  com¬ 
plete  equipment  and  extensive  development.  Our  determination 
to  make  our  business  the  best  in  its  line,  based  upon  a  solid  foun¬ 
dation  of  efficiency,  integrity,  and  production,  has  been  well 
rewarded  by  our  ever  increasing  list  of  customers  and  the  volume 
of  their  orders. 


[21] 


WETTLAUFER  MEMORIAL, 
BUFFALO,  NEW  YORK 


PARK  MEMORIAL, 
SWAN  POINT  CEMETERY, 
PROVIDENCE.  RHODE  ISLAND 


PATTON  MEMORIAL. 
PHILADELPHIA 


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MEMORIAL  TO  WARREN  H.  LANGDON, 
LIEUTENANT  U.S.N., 

KILLED  IN  VLADIVOSTOCK,  SIBERIA.  1921 


[22] 


Our  Success  Due  to  Our  Stock 

Primarily  our  success  rests  upon  the  quality  of  our  product. 
No  degree  of  business  efficiency  or  loud  acclaim  of  the  virtues  of 
our  stock  could  create  the  continued  and  wide  demand  that  exists 
for  our  granite  if  it  were  not  actually  of  well-tested  superiority. 

The  Entire  Output  of  Extra  Fine  Qrained  Blue-White  Westerly 
Qranite  Produced  by  the  Sullivan  Qranite  Company 

The  entire  output  of  Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue-White  Westerly 
Granite  is  produced  by  the  Sullivan  Granite  Company.  The 
property  consists  of  more  than  eight  hundred  acres.  We  have 
acquired  in  addition  to  the  Crumb  Quarry  and  the  John  B. 
Sullivan  Quarry  the  Newall  Quarry,  formerly  operated  by  Joseph 
Newall  &  Company;  the  “Klondike”  Quarry,  formerly  operated 
by  the  Gourlay  Granite  Works,  and  the  Thompson-Reinhalter 
Quarry,  all  nationally  known.  These  with  several  of  our  smaller 
quarries  include  all  of  the  famous  Westerly  quarries  which  pn> 
duce  the  Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue-White  Westerly  Granite. 

We  are  conducting  one  of  the  most  extensive  quarrying  opera¬ 
tions  in  the  United  States,  with  every  conceivable  modern  appli¬ 
ance  for  facilitating  the  production  and  shipping  of  granite.  A 
large  force  of  men  is  employed  and  the  entire  plant  is  kept  con¬ 
stantly  busy  to  meet  the  demand  for  this  high  grade  stock.  We 
have  every  facility  for  handling  large  orders  up  to  the  limit  of 
transportation,  while  the  small  order  receives  exactly  the  same 
degree  of  attention  which  is  given  a  large  one.  Our  quarries  are 
worked  during  the  entire  winter — a  valuable  aid  to  our  customers 
in  making  early  preparations  for  the  spring  activity. 


Only  One  Qrade  Shipped  —  Inspected  Stock 

Only  perfect  stock  is  shipped.  Every  stone  undergoes  rigid 
inspection  before  leaving  our  quarries. 


[23] 


CHARLES  HAMILTON  PAINE  MEMORIAL,  FOREST  HILLS  CEMETERY, 

BOSTON,  MASSACHUSETTS 

( Base  14  feet  by  8  feet.  Total  height  5  feet  3  inches.)  (Design  copyrighted  by  Tijfany  Studios,  Ne'w  York ) 


YOUNG  MEMORIAL,  WOODLAWN  CEMETERY,  NEW  YORK 

(Base  11  feet  by  7  feet  9  inches.  Total  height  6  feet  2  inches) 


[24] 


Extra  Fine  Qrained  Blue-White  Westerly  a  One-Price  Qranite 

Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue-White  Westerly  Granite  is  sound 
value.  We  sell  only  dimension  stock — a  policy  much  appreciated 
by  our  customers.  No  discarded  piece  of  our  stone  can  be  pro¬ 
cured  at  a  cut  rate.  We  thus  eliminate  unfair  competition.  Every 
customer,  whether  his  order  is  large  or  small,  pays  the  same  price 
for  our  stone  and  gets  equal  quality. 

Our  Plant  a  Branch  of  Our  Customers’  Business 

We  want  every  dealer  to  know  that  he  can  depend  upon  us 
for  the  very  best  granite  he  can  procure  and  that  he  can  rely 
upon  us  for  its  delivery  with  all  possible  promptness.  We  want 
him  to  regard  our  plant  as  a  branch  of  his  own  business,  where 
his  interest  is  of  vital  importance  and  is  given  individual  attention. 


WHIPPLE  MEMORIAL,  SWAN  POINT  CEMETERY,  PROVIDENCE,  RHODE  ISLAND 


[25] 


TYNER  MEMORIAL,  FORESTDALE  CEMETERY 
HOLYOKE,  MASSACHUSETTS 


[26] 


NEW  YORK,  NEW  HAVEN  AND  HARTFORD  RAILROAD  STATION, 

WESTERLY,  RHODE  ISLAND 


The  Home  of  Westerly  Granite 


ON  the  border  line  between  Rhode  Island  and  Connecticut, 
about  five  miles  from  the  Atlantic  Ocean,  at  the  head  of 
navigation  on  the  Pawcatuck  River  and  on  the  Shore  Line  Divi¬ 
sion  of  the  New  York,  New  Haven  and  Hartford  Railroad,  the 
direct  line  between  New  York  and  Boston,  is  the  attractive  town 
of  Westerly,  Rhode  Island.  It  is  one  of  the  important  places 
between  New  York  and  Boston,  and  all  express  trains  make  regu¬ 
lar  stops.  The  granite  quarries  and  cutting  plants  employ  a  con¬ 
siderable  percentage  of  the  population.  The  Sullivan  quarries 
are  about  five  miles  east  of  the  center  of  Westerly  in  that  part  of 
the  town  known  as  Bradford. 

No  Charge  for  Transportation  to  Our  Quarries 

Automobiles  meet  all  trains  upon  arrival  in  Westerly  and  by 
arrangement  there  is  no  charge  for  transportation  to  the  quarries 
of  the  Sullivan  Granite  Company.  Visitors  are  always  welcome, 
whether  customers,  prospective  customers,  or  sightseers. 


[27] 


OPENING  OF  ONE  OF  THE  REMARKABLE  UNDERCUTS  DEVELOPED 
BY  OUR  NEW  QUARRYING  METHODS 

(This  opening  is  no  feet  below  surface.  It  is  lyy  feet  ■wide  by  65  feet  high  and  extends  back  into  the  ledge  more  than  100  feet. 
The  roof  composed  of  waste  rock,  slopes  down  at  an  angle  of  45  degrees  and  in  the  rear  is  160  feet  thick) 


[28] 


QUARRYING  TWO  HUNDRED  FEET  UNDERGROUND 


The  Quarries 

f  I  ’HE  quarries  present  an  interesting  and  busy  scene.  Some 
^  two  hundred  feet  below  ground  many  men  are  engaged  in 
the  operation  of  drills  and  in  cutting  large  blocks  of  granite 
from  the  ledges.  The  surface  with  its  far-reaching  stretch  of 
buildings,  power-operated  derricks,  loaded  flat-cars,  piles  of 
dimension  stone  ready  for  shipment  marked  with  our  well-known 
red  size  numbers  and  trademark,  giant  locomotive  cranes  hand¬ 
ling  huge  blocks  of  granite  or  operating  orange-peel  buckets 
stripping  off  new  ground,  is  a  scene  indicative  of  the  scope  of  our 
quarrying. 

Near  the  John  B.  Sullivan  Quarry  a  granite  building  houses 
a  twin  angle,  compound,  direct  connected  air  compressor,  driven 
by  a  225  H.  P.  synchronous  motor.  This  compressor  furnishes 
1500  cubic  feet  of  air  per  minute,  and  with  the  smaller  compressors 
in  operation  gives  a  total  capacity  of  2100  cubic  feet  per  minute. 
The  air  is  distributed  through  a  system  of  pipes  and  tanks  to  all 
the  quarries. 


[29] 


SCENES  IN  THE  JOHN  B.  SULLIVAN  QUARRY 

(Note  the  development  of  this  quarry.  Thousands  of  cubic  feet  of  granite  are  uncovered) 


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SCENES  IN  OUR  UNDERCUTS 

(Note  the  immense  size  and  extreme  length  of  the  granite  we  are  able  to  quarry  by  our  underground  methods) 


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SCENES  IN  OUR  UNDERCUTS,  SHOWING  MASSIVE  SHEETS  OF 
EXTRA  FINE  GRAINED  BLUE-WHITE  WESTERLY  GRANITE 


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The  quarries  are  each  equipped  with  a  central  steam  plant 
which  furnishes  the  steam  to  the  various  engines  operated  at  each 
quarry.  These  large  central  boiler  plants  are  used  instead  of  many 
small  boilers  —  a  system  designed  both  for  efficiency  and  economy. 
The  combined  capacity  of  the  different  steam  plants  is  800  H.  P. 

Motor-driven  pumps  pump  out  the  quarries  at  night  that  they 
may  be  dry  in  the  morning. 


Qeological  Formation 

Numerous  problems  are  encountered  in  the  quarrying  of 
Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue- White  Westerly  Granite  which  do  not 
beset  the  producer  of  many  other  granites.  Foremost  of  these 
difficulties  is  the  direction  in  which  the  vein  runs.  About 
75  feet  in  width,  it  dips  down  into  the  earth  at  an  angle  of 
approximately  45  degrees.  Each  foot  it  is  followed  down  in¬ 
creases  the  overburden  thickness.  When  the  stone  to  be 
quarried  lies  nearly  200  feet  underground,  as  in  some  of  the 
Sullivan  quarries,  contending  with  the  waste  product  is  a  matter 
of  considerable  magnitude.  In  many  places  more  than  100  feet 
of  solid  rock  must  be  removed  before  marketable  granite  is 
reached. 

The  hardness  of  Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue- White  Westerly 
Granite  and  the  fact  that  the  run  of  the  stone  is  at  an  acute  angle 
to  the  beds  are  other  features  which  contribute  to  the  difficulty 
of  production. 


Quarrying  by  Our  Undercut  Method  First  of  Its 
Kind  in  the  World 

The  remarkable  undercuts  which  we  have  successfully  estab¬ 
lished  in  the  quarries  where  the  employment  of  this  method  is 


[33] 


BLOCK  FROM  WHICH  BASE  IN  LOWER  ILLUSTRATION  WAS  QUARRIED 


LARGE  BASE  ON  CAR  READY  FOR  SHIPMENT 

(Length  42  feet,  'width  10  feet  4  inches,  height  1  foot  10  inches ) 


[34] 


possible  do  away  with  the  Herculean  task  of  stripping  off  the  oven 
burden.  These  undercuts  prove  of  keen  interest  to  all  visitors. 
We  are  the  first  granite  quarriers  in  the  world  to  quarry  granite 
by  tunneling.  It  was  always  thought  impossible,  but  after  care- 
ful  study  we  were  convinced  of  its  feasibility,  and  our  extensive 
undercuts  prove  the  success  of  the  method. 

The  roof  of  the  undercut  in  the  Crumb  Quarry  is  110  feet 
thick  at  the  opening  and  slopes  back  and  down  at  an  angle  of 
about  45  degrees.  This  110  feet  is  composed  of  almost  solid 
rock  of  a  waste  nature  which  under  the  old  method  would 
have  to  be  removed  before  quarrying  the  granite  beneath  it. 

From  the  undercut  in  the  John  B.  Sullivan  Quarry,  the  largest 
producer  in  Westerly,  blocks  of  extremely  large  dimension  are 
obtained.  A  tremendous  expanse  of  granite  is  visible  in  this 
quarry,  lying  in  unbroken  sheets  many  feet  in  thickness. 


Fifty 'three  Ton  Blocks 

The  illustration  on  the  opposite  page  shows  a  base  taken  from 
one  of  our  undercuts.  A  study  of  the  illustration  will  give  a 
definite  idea  of  the  size  of  this  piece  of  granite.  Free  from  flaws, 
it  represents  a  fine  specimen  of  the  size  and  perfection  of  the  stone 
we  are  able  to  produce. 

This  53-ton  piece  of  stock,  42  feet  by  10  feet  4  inches  by  1  foot 
10  inches,  was  quarried  from  a  ledge  75  feet  below  surface.  It  was 
cut  from  an  immense  block  of  granite  several  times  its  thickness. 
The  holes  drilled  in  its  quarrying  were  “  lift-holes,”  drilled  hori¬ 
zontally,  and  instead  of  being  broken  from  the  ledge  by  means  of 
wedges  it  was  split  by  the  use  of  steam  —  a  new  method  discovered 
by  us  and  used  most  successfully  in  quarrying  large  blocks.  This 


[35] 


QUARRYING  FAR  BELOW  SURFACE 


STRIPPING  WITH  STATIONARY  DERRICK  AND  ORANGE-PEEL  BUCKET 


[36] 


particular  piece  of  granite  illustrated  was  used  as  a  bottom  base 
for  one  of  the  most  imposing  memorials  yet  erected  in  any  of  our 
cemeteries.  It  was  placed  in  Kensico  Cemetery,  New  York.  All 
the  stock  for  this  memorial  was  supplied  by  us.  The  manufac¬ 
turer  to  whom  the  shipment  went  wrote  in  connection  with  the 
large  base:  “We  wish  to  thank  you  for  the  interest  taken  in  fur¬ 
nishing  us  this  piece  of  stock.  It  is  a  fine,  clear  piece  of  granite 
and  the  best  pattern  any  quarry  could  produce.  This  monument 
will  be  a  credit  to  Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue- White  Westerly  Granite 
and  is  sure  to  bring  future  business  to  both  of  us.”  We  receive 
a  great  many  letters  of  this  kind  from  our  customers. 


What  Quarrying  to  Dimension  Means 

If  we  could  get  out  our  stone  without  regard  to  size  or  shape, 
the  matter  of  quarrying  would  be  much  simplified,  but  every  stone 
must  be  quarried  to  the  dimension  ordered  by  the  customer.  The 
selection  of  the  location  for  drilling  and  the  size  and  shape  of  the 
holes  are  matters  which  must  be  under  intelligent  control.  The 
piece  of  rough  dimension  Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue-White  West¬ 
erly  fresh  from  the  depths  of  the  earth  where  it  has  lain  for 
countless  centuries  does  not  reveal  the  complexity  of  the  processes 
involved  in  its  production.  Much  care  and  labor  have  been  ex¬ 
pended  and  much  waste  stone  quarried  and  discarded  in  order  to 
produce  this  perfect  specimen. 


Keeping  Ahead  of  Depletion 

Every  few  years  parts  of  the  various  quarries  become  depleted 
and  this  necessitates  the  moving  of  derricks  and  machinery  to  new 
sites  of  operation.  Constant  development  work  must  be  carried 
on  in  extending  the  quarries  so  that  at  all  times  an  ample  supply 
of  the  best  of  stock  may  be  available  for  prompt  shipment. 


[37] 


LOCOMOTIVE  CRANES  OF  FORTY  AND  THIRTY  TONS  CAPACITY 
WHICH  HANDLE  LARGE  BLOCKS  OF  GRANITE  ECONOMICALLY  AND  EFFICIENTLY 


[38] 


The  Important  Factors  Essential  to  Success  in  Quarrying  Qranite 

Quarrying  granite  on  a  large  scale  involves  an  immense  ex- 
penditure  and  a  vast  amount  of  labor.  It  means  a  very  consider¬ 
able  investment  in  land  and  equipment  and  unremitting  attention 
to  the  innumerable  factors  contributing  to  successful  accomplish¬ 
ment.  The  actual  producing  of  the  stone  is  not  all ;  there  is  the 
upkeep  of  the  entire  plant,  the  marketing  of  the  product,  the 
constant  and  vigilant  inspection  of  the  stone  to  assure  the  shipping 
of  only  perfect  stock,  and  numberless  other  important  details 
demanding  unceasing  consideration  and  effort. 


MODERN  ELECTRIC  DRIVEN  AIR  COMPRESSOR 


[39] 


STOCK  READY  FOR  SHIPMENT 


HOISTING  BLOCKS  OF  GRANITE  FROM  THE  JOHN  B.  SULLIVAN  QUARRY 

[40] 


Facts  about  Granite 

(From  Bulletin  354  —  U.  S.  Geological  Survey) 


I 


, « 


PARDEE  MEMORIAL, 
NEW  HAVEN,  CONNECTICUT 


T^ELDSPAR  is  the  most  conspicu- 
^  ous  and  generally  the  most  abun- 
dant  mineral  in  granite.  The  color 
or  colors  of  the  Feldspar  usually 
determine  to  a  large  extent  the 
general  tint  of  the  stone. 

The  most  distinctive  feature  of 
granite  is  the  character  of  its  grain. 
Some  granites  are  even  grained, 
others  uneven.  Of  importance  is 
the  relative  coarseness  or  fineness  of 
grain  in  an  even  grained  granite. 
Three  grades  of  texture  of  this  sort 
may  be  distinguished :  coarse,  me- 
dium,  and  fine. 


Specific  Qravity  of  Extra  Fine 
Qrained  BluC'White 
Westerly  Qranite 


The  specific  gravity  of  Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue-White  West¬ 
erly  is  2.654,  which  is  equivalent  to  165  pounds  to  the  cubic  foot, 
and  places  it  among  the  heaviest  granites. 


[41  ] 


CHISHOLM  MEMORIAL,  MOUNT  HOPE  CEMETERY, 
ATTLEBORO  FALLS,  MASSACHUSETTS 


McGRAW  MEMORIAL,  ROSEDALE  CEMETERY, 
MONTCLAIR,  NEW  JERSEY 


[42] 


The  Crushing  Strength  of  Extra  Fine  Qrained  Blue-White 
Westerly  Qranite 

The  amount  of  cohesiveness  of  a  rock  is  ascertained  by  deter¬ 
mining  its  crushing  strength,  that  is,  the  weight  in  pounds  required 
to  crush  it  or  to  destroy  its  cohesion.  The  usual  compressive 
strength  of  granite  ranges  from  18,000  to  34,000  pounds  per  square 
inch. 

A  compressive  test  made  at  the  United  States  Arsenal  at 
Watertown,  Massachusetts,  in  1907,  of  Extra  Fine  Grained  Blue- 
White  Westerly  Granite,  showed  a  crushing  strength  of  29,500 
pounds  per  square  inch — a  very  high  record  and  much  in  excess 
of  most  granites. 


ROWLEY  MEMORIAL,  RURAL  CEMETERY,  ALBANY,  NEW  YORK 


[43] 


POTTER  MEMORIAL,  SWAN  POINT  CEMETERY, 
PROVIDENCE,  RHODE  ISLAND 


FISHER  MEMORIAL,  SWAN  POINT  CEMETERY, 
PROVIDENCE,  RHODE  ISLAND 


[44] 


BAYER  MEMORIAL,  OAKWOOD  CEMETERY,  TROY,  NEW  YORK, 
IN  BEAUTIFUL  ACCORD  WITH  ITS  SETTING 


Conclusion 

The  Memorial  Craftsmen  of  America 

THE  beautifying  of  our  cemeteries  is  becoming  more  and  more 
a  matter  of  civic  pride  and  obligation.  Our  cemetery  corpora¬ 
tions  are  spending  large  sums  upon  the  care  of  the  cemetery  and 
its  development  along  lines  of  dignity  and  beauty,  and  conse¬ 
quently  they  are  much  interested  in  seeing  memorials  erected  that 
are  fitting  and  in  harmony  with  the  surroundings  prepared  for 
them.  The  memorial  builder  whose  work  wins  sure  reward  is  he 
who  intelligently  assists  his  customer  to  select  the  memorial  of 
such  faultless  material  and  of  such  harmony  with  its  setting  as  to 
command  the  admiration  of  every  beholder. 


[45] 


ROESSLE  MEMORIAL,  FOREST  HILLS  CEMETERY,  BOSTON,  MASSACHUSETTS 

(Base  14  feet  by  8  feet  6  inches.  Total  height  7  feet  2  inches) 


WHIDDEN  MEMORIAL,  WOODLAWN  CEMETERY,  EVERETT,  MASSACHUSETTS 

(Base  8  feet  by  5  feet.  Total  height  4  feet  10  inches.)  (Design  copyrighted  by  Tiffany  Studios,  New  York) 


[46] 


The  memorial  craftsmen  of  America  are  constantly  raising  the 
standard  of  present-day  memorial  art.  Theirs  is  a  handiwork 
destined  to  be  the  most  lasting  of  all  our  earthly  efforts.  Let  that 
handiwork  then  be  wrought  from  such  material,  be  so  designed 
and  executed  that  the  memorial  of  our  day,  whether  of  splendor 
or  of  simple  perfection,  may  inspire  emulation  in  those  who 
succeed  us. 


SARCOPHAGUS  OF  SCIPIO 

( Earliest  Roman  sarcophagus,  erected  about  300  B.C.,  widely  reproduced  today) 


The  Barta  Press,  Cambridge,  Mass. 


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